Report: Torture evidence found in Syrian prisons May 17th, 2013 - 20:40h (CET +01.00) BEIRUT (AP) - Rights activists visiting abandoned government prisons in the first Syrian city to come under rebel control have found torture devices and other evidence that detainees were abused there, Human Rights Watch said in a report Friday. (Sou... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : report, torture, evidence, found, syrian, prisons, Top Keywords

Report: Bahrain police search home of top cleric May 17th, 2013 - 14:10h (CET +01.00) MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) - A main opposition group in Bahrain says police have searched the home of the Gulf nation's most senior Shiite cleric, who has strongly sided with anti-government protesters. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : report, bahrain, police, search, home, cleric, Top Keywords

Polish exports of meat for Jews, Muslims in limbo May 16th, 2013 - 08:50h (CET +01.00) WARSAW, Poland (AP) - For some, it was a barbaric way to treat animals. For others, it was great business. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : polish, exports, meat, jews, muslims, limbo, Top Keywords

Stocks climb as traders shrug off economic reports May 16th, 2013 - 00:20h (CET +01.00) NEW YORK (AP) - Investors nudged the stock market to all-time highs Wednesday despite a handful of disappointing economic reports. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : stocks, climb, traders, shrug, economic, reports, Top Keywords

Pitt says it was important for Jolie to go public May 15th, 2013 - 17:40h (CET +01.00) NEW YORK (AP) - Brad Pitt says it was important for his partner, Angelina Jolie, to share her story about having her breasts removed to avoid cancer "and that others would understand it doesn't have to be a scary thing." (Source: Assoc... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : pitt, says, important, jolie, public, reports, Top Keywords

Insight: Bank documents portray Cyprus as Russia's favorite haven May 15th, 2013 - 10:20h (CET +01.00) By Stephen Grey and Michele Kambas and Douglas Busvine NICOSIA (Reuters) - When the Cyprus bank run began earlier this year, Russians set much of the pace. Documents seen by Reuters show that as the Mediterranean island headed towards financial meltd... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : insight, bank, documents, portray, cyprus, russia's, favorite, haven, Top Keywords

Exclusive: Sanctions delay North Korea's atom bomb work, U.N. report says May 15th, 2013 - 03:00h (CET +01.00) By Louis Charbonneau and Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Increasingly tough financial sanctions, an arms embargo and other international restrictions on trade with North Korea have significantly delayed expansion of Pyongyang's illic... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : exclusive, sanctions, delay, north, korea's, atom, bomb, work, report, says, Top Keywords

Dell to report earnings 5 days early, on May 16 May 14th, 2013 - 20:40h (CET +01.00) SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Dell Inc , mired in a battle between activist investor Carl Icahn and co-founder Michael Dell over its future, said it will report quarterly results on Thursday, May 16, five days ahead of schedule. Dell, in a statement on T... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : dell, report, earnings, days, early, atom, bomb, work, report, says, Top Keywords

Import prices fall; lower oil prices to help households May 14th, 2013 - 14:50h (CET +01.00) WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Import prices fell in April due to a drop in oil costs, a positive sign for household finances that also pointed to benign inflation pressures. Import prices slipped 0.5 percent last month, the biggest decline since December, t... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : import, prices, fall, lower, help, households, bomb, work, report, says, Top Keywords

The Facebook Phone Is Reportedly Dead May 13th, 2013 - 20:20h (CET +01.00) The end of the Facebook phone is nearing. Five weeks after Facebook debuted the HTC First - and four days after AT&T dropped the price on the phone to less than a dollar (with contract) - the joint venture appears to be unraveling. Tech blog BGR ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : facebook, phone, reportedly, dead, help, households, bomb, work, report, says, Top Keywords